October 14, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Arts/Culture Musical Grant Program We the People Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions, and Culture Children/Youth ANA Program Policies and Procedures Disaster Preparedness Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts Maximum Amount of Assistance Under the Individuals and Households Program Education 2009 Manufacturing Camp Grants Employment/Training Community-Based Job Training Grants Young Parents Demonstration Program YouthBuild Grants Environment 2009 State Innovation Grant Program ACTION Health Coverage Ideas From the Field Syringe Access Fund Dental Public Health Residency Training Grants Mechanisms of Adverse Drug Reactions in Children Medicaid Program: Multiple Source Drug Definition Housing Section 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Grant Program Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program: Extension of Application Due Date Job Training/Employment Signature Employment Grant Program Transportation Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program 2009 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program High Priority Grant Opportunity Fair Market Value and Design-Build Amendments Veterans Grants to States for Construction and Acquisition of State Home Facilities Disclaimer Arts/Culture Musical Grant Program — Deadline: November 14, 2008. Eligibility: Professional chamber ensembles with annual budgets of less than $100,000 that reside or operate in the nine-county San Francisco metropolitan area. Fund uses: To support chamber music projects in the San Francisco Bay area. Contact: Nicole Lungerhausen, 415-289-2008. More information: http://www.sffcm.org/programs/musical-grant/. We the People Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions, and Culture — Deadline: February 3, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for humanities activities that examine American history through the lens of the nation's founding principles. Contact: Office of Challenge Grants, 202-606-8309; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43007&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Children/Youth ANA Program Policies and Procedures — Comments: November 6, 2008. Action: The Administration for Children and Families proposed interpretive rules, general statements of policy and rules of agency procedure or practice in relation to a number of grant programs. Contact: Christopher Beach, 877-922-9262. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23662.pdf. Disaster Preparedness Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Department of Homeland Security increased the maximum amount for Small Project Grants to $64,200 to state and local governments and private nonprofit facilities for disasters declared on or after Oct. 1, 2008. Contact: James A. Walke, 202-646-3834. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-24062.pdf. Maximum Amount of Assistance Under the Individuals and Households Program — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Federal Emergency Management Agency gave notice of the $30,300 maximum amount for assistance under the Individuals and Households Program for emergencies and major disasters declared on or after Oct. 1, 2008. Contact: Berl D. Jones, Jr., 202-212-1000. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-24170.pdf. Education 2009 Manufacturing Camp Grants — Deadline: December 12, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Fund uses: To fund summer camps where children learn about careers in high-skilled manufacturing operations. Contact: FMA Foundation, 888-394-4362; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.fma-foundation.org/Apply-for-Grants.cfm. Employment/Training Community-Based Job Training Grants — Deadline: November 24, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries through the national system of community and technical colleges. Contact: Chari Magruder, 202-693-3313; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-24107.pdf. Young Parents Demonstration Program — Deadline: November 17, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To fund demonstration grants that target the employment and training needs of young parents. Contact: Eileen Banks, 202-693-3403; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43017&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. YouthBuild Grants — Deadline: January 15, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide disadvantaged youth with the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency in occupations in high demand and postsecondary education and training opportunities; opportunities for meaningful work and service to their communities; and opportunities to develop employment and leadership skills. Contact: Donna Kelly, 202-693-3934; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43018&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Environment 2009 State Innovation Grant Program ACTION — Deadline: December 10, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To support innovation by state environmental regulatory agencies. Contact: Sherri Walker, 202-566-2186; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43031&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Health Coverage Ideas From the Field — Deadline: December 2, 2008. Eligibility: Public agencies and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support efforts to promote health care coverage for all Americans by influencing the debate over national health insurance. Contact: Coverage Ideas From the Field, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20541. Syringe Access Fund — Deadline: November 20, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To reduce HIV infection among drug users, their sexual partners and their children by improving access to sterile syringes. Contact: Tierney Gleason, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.tidesfoundation.org/services-strategies/collective-giving/syringe-access-fund/index.html. Dental Public Health Residency Training Grants — Deadline: December 1, 2008. Eligibility: Entities that offer a dental public health training program. Fund uses: To plan and develop new residency training programs and to maintain or improve existing residency training programs in dental public health; and to provide financial assistance to residency trainees enrolled in such programs. Contact: John Kress, 301-443-6864; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43035&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Mechanisms of Adverse Drug Reactions in Children — Deadline: May 23, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities and independent school districts. Fund uses: To study the molecular, cellular and genetic mechanisms involved in the production of adverse drug reactions in children. Contact: Bryan S. Clark, 301-435-6975; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43011&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Medicaid Program: Multiple Source Drug Definition — Effective: November 6, 2008. Action: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revised the definition of "multiple source drug" in a final rule. Contact: Gail Sexton, 410-786-4583. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23653.pdf. Housing Section 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Grant Program — Deadline: December 16, 2008. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide pre-development grant funding for architectural and engineering work, site control and other planning-related expenses that are eligible for funding under the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program. Contact: Denise Taylor-Parker, 202-402-2892; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-24196.pdf. Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program: Extension of Application Due Date — Deadline: October 23, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development extended the deadline date for Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance to Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. Contact: Help Desk, 877-637-6277. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23923.pdf. Job Training/Employment Signature Employment Grant Program — Deadline: December 18, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To improve employment opportunities for New Jerseyans with physical disabilities. Contact: Kessler Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.hhkfdn.org/Forms/LOISig&Budget.pdf. Transportation Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program — Action: The Federal Transit Administration announced the selection of projects to be funded under fiscal year 2008 appropriations for the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks program (formally the Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands program). Contact: Scott Faulk, 202-366-2053. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-24113.pdf. 2009 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program High Priority Grant Opportunity — Deadline: December 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofits organizations and state and local governments. Fund uses: To decrease unsafe driving practices of commercial and non-commercial drivers, and to raise the awareness of the enforcement activity and the campaign message. Contact: Cim Weiss, 202-366-0275; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43032&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Fair Market Value and Design-Build Amendments — Comments: November 7, 2008. Action: The Federal Highway Administration proposed to require state departments of transportation and other public authorities to negotiate for and obtain fair market value as part of any concession agreement involving a facility acquired or constructed with federal-aid highway funds. Contact: Marcus J. Lemon, 202-366-0740. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23729.pdf. Veterans Grants to States for Construction and Acquisition of State Home Facilities — Effective: October 8, 2008. C.F.R.: 38 C.F.R. Part 17 and 59. Action: The Department of Veterans Affairs amended regulations regarding grants to states for the construction or acquisition of state homes for furnishing domiciliary and nursing home care to veterans, or for the expansion, remodeling or alteration of existing state homes for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home or adult day health care to veterans. Contact: Stephanie A. Robinson, 202-461-6767. 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